, 1887-10-15
TOWN TALK.
GsssIPy Little paragraphs Picked Up
Throughout the City.

Maximum temperature yesterday $50.
minimum, 33o.
The chestnut has made its appearance,
but the Italian vendor accompaniment
has not yet arrived.
Several train loads of cattle have recent
ly been shipped from Wyoming points to
feeding stations in Nebraska.
There is some talk OF organizing a rife
club in this city. The matter should have
been agitated several months ago.
Hiram Huchcraft VS.. Elizabeth HUGH
craft" is the title of the latest divorce
suit commenced in the district court
The Mobiles company will play in Lara
mic this evening. They left for that place
on a freight train at 11:30 last night.
Superintendent Wurtele is in Rawlins
investigating the causes of a slight wreck
which recently occurred near that point.
Standing beneath the arched entrance
of the new depot a splendid view of Cap
itol avenue and the state house is secured.
Members of the Cheyenne board of
trade can procure their certificates of mem
bership by calling at the Office of the sec
Rotary.
The new depot excites the unqualified
admiration of all beholders. 1t is a cost
ly and massive structure and an architec-
tural beauty.
A nobby four-in-hand turnout, with two
mules and two horses as driving animals,
attracted a great deal of attention on the
streets yesterday.
mo more soda this season." reads a
placard adjoining a Sixteenth street foun-
tain. There was quite a demand for the
beverage yesterday.
The DeLorme.Neal combination APP
pears at the opera house Monday and
Tuesday evenings. Fog0's Ferry is the
bill for the first night.
Circulars from New York dealers in
counterfeit money are being received al
most daily by Cheyenne parties. The
con" men sell 81. 1000 for $3.50.
Many Cheyenne people are greatly in
terested in the Detroit-St. Louis ball
games and a number have nominated the
winning team in quite heavy wagers.
The almond-eyed heather who formerly
wasted his substance over the gambling
table has left town. He several times won
handsome sums, but eventually lost.
There we're two heavily loaded sections
of the passenger train last evening. Con-
trary to the usual custom the mail cars
formed a portion of the second section.
Called Back is playing to rather small
audiences in Denver, and the papers are
berating the theater- goers because they
will not p~atronize a first class attraction.
Police court business is very light. The
city is becoming exceedingly moral The
brawl on Crow creek flats Wednesday is
the only disturbance that has occurred for
several days.
Rev. B. Staunton lectures at the opera
house tonight. The gentleman bears the
reputation of being an accomplished ora
orator and is certainly a scholar and pro.
found thinker.
Two special cars were attached to the
w~est-bound train last evening. The occu-
pants were Superintendent Dickinson and
Chief Engineer Bogue, who are on a tour
of inspection.
Large trains Of emigrants pass through
Fort Laramie daily, westward bound. Par
ties camp near the post and allow their
stock to Craze along the banks of the
Platte and Laramie rivers.
Special Agent McGhee, of the labor
bureau, who is gathering divorce statistics,
has already unearthed 200 of these docu-
ments which were on file in the Office OF
the clerk of the district court.
Though it is not generally known there
is an agency in this city for the sale Of
Louisiana State lottery tickets. The gen.
tleman who has charge of the establish,
ment reports that he does a thriving bust
ness.
The cowboy tournament at the Denver
exposition yesterday was largely attended,
and IN every way satisfactory. An enter,
talnment of this sort in connection with
the territorial fair would prove a great
drawing card.
That gray single-footer which Doug.
Rhodes manages in such a horsemanlike
manner, became frightened yesterday be.
cause a gentleman was e~ndeavoring to as.
certain his age by examining his teeth and
ran away, but was soon recaptured.
Head s. Kellner's "ad' this morning.
@ OVershoes, Felt Boots and German
oOcks AZ Greentrea,s